middle ages review game
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The Middle AgesA Game Review
Round 1
Question 1 - 10 points
It is estimated that about a third of Europeans died from the Bubonic Plague, or the Black Death, between 1347- 1351.This is about _____________ people.
Question 1 Answer
38 million people
Question 2 - 30 points
Although there was never an official truce, the 100 Years War ended with a ___________ victory.
Question 2 Answer
French victory
Question 3 - 50 points
______________ was a Norman leader, from France. In 1066 he invaded ____________ to claim the throne promised to him by King Edward of England. This became known as the Norman Conquest.
Question 3 Answer
William the Conqueror invaded England.
Bonus Question - (Bet points)The _________ __________ was a document that English lords made King John of England sign in 1215. This document contains the idea that no one is above the law, not even a king, and forms the basis for much of modern political thought.
Bonus Question Answer
The Magna Carta,or Great Charter
Round 2
Question 1 - 10 points
In 800 AD, Pope Leo III crowned _______________ as the Holy Roman Emperor. His empire split up after his death in 814 AD.
Question 1 AnswerCharlemagne, or Charles the Great
Question 2 - 30 points
The _____________ were a series of expeditions by Christians to take back the ‘Holy Lands’ and the city of Jerusalem from the Muslims.
Question 2 Answer
The Crusades
Question 3 - 50 points
The ________________ was a church-run court used by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to persecute those suspected of practicing non-Christian religions in _________.
Question 3 Answer
The Inquisition, in Spain
Bonus Question - (Bet points)
The __________ Family in Florence, _________ was a major sponsor of the arts during the Renaissance.
Bonus Question AnswerThe Medici Family, in Italy
Round 3
Question 1 - 10 points
The way of thinking called ___________ was based upon ancient Greek and Roman thought, and became popular during the Renaissance.
Question 1 Answer
Humanism
Question 2 - 30 points
The system of ____________ kept order during the Middle Ages by assigning everyone to a role in society.
Question 2 Answer
Feudalism
Question 3 - 50 points
The ______________ was a movement, started by a German monk named Martin Luther, to reform the Catholic Church in Europe. Luther’s followers were called _______________.
Question 3 Answer
Reformation,Protestants
Bonus Question - (Bet points)
Religious men, called monks, lived in a ___________; while religious women, called nuns, lived in a ___________.
Bonus Question Answer
Monastery,Convent
King Bonus Question - (Bet total points) How did new ideas change Europe over the course of the Middle Ages (i.e. from Charlemagne’s time to Queen Elizabeth of England’s time. From ~ 800 AD ~ 1600 AD)
Cite 2 specific examples and explain.
King Bonus Question Answer
Each group should share their answers, the teacher will judge which is the most complete and most accurate answer.